Folding packing-box.



A. MISROCH Ge A. KAHN.

FOLDING PACKING BOX.

AFPLICM'ION man rsa. 1,:915.

1, 171,228. Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

WITNESSES nvvE/p/ron Abraham M|sroch M. i 7' Adol hKa n. fhf M AITORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM MIBROOH AND ADOLPH K1113, 01 NEW YORK, 11. Y.

FOLDING PACKING-30X.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that we, ABRAHAM MIBROCH and ADULI'II Kama, citizens of theUnited States and ItiSldtiIliS, respectivel of the -'ty oi New York,borough of the ronx in the count of the Bronx and State of hiew York, anof the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in tie county and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Imiroved Foldin Packing-Box, ofwhich the allowing is a all, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to packin boxes of that type which are foldedfrom at blanks into box form when desired for use, and the invention hasto deal more particularly with a closing or locking means for boxes ofthis character.

The invention has for its general objects to improve and sim lify theconstruction of folding or collapsible packin boxes in which a handle isemployed as t e'sole looking means for holding the box closed, thedesign being such that the cost of manufacture is reduced to a minimumand the box can be easily and quickly folded into box form from a blankand locked closed after receiving its contents.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises various novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of )arts which will be set forth withparticuiarity in the following description and claim a pended hereto.

In t e accom anying drawing, wh ch illustrates one em odiment of theinvention and wherein similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, Fi ure 1 is a pore ective view ofthe box locied closed by t e handle; Fi 2 is a perspective view showingthe hen le in its unlocking position; Fig. 8 is a perspective view ofthe handle-carrying flap or lid of the box; Fi 4 is a bottom perspectiveview of this ham e-carrying flacpg Fig. 5 is a perspective view of t ean le removed and Pig. 6 is a view of a blank from which the box isformed.

In the present instance the box is shown as of rectan ular shape, but itis to be understood that t e shape may be varied to suit any desiredrequirements, and cardboard or any other material may be employed.

Referring to the drawin and more particularly to Fig. 6, the b ankcomprises a lpectnoaticn or team rmni.

Application Med I'ebruery 1, 1018, Serial No. 5,458.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

body section A and side sections B and G, the body section consistin ofa bottom 1, ends) and 3 and a top 4, a l of which parts are integrallyconnected, the top 4 being made by joining together the ends 5 of armswhich extend from the ends of the bottom 1 to form the end walls of thebox and the top.

The side section B is provided with a top fla which laps over the to 4of the box, an it is also provided wit end fla s 7 which fold into thebody of the box an engage the end walls 3. The side section C as a topflap 8 which folds over the to lie 3, and end flaps 9 on the sidesection 8 fo d into the body A of the box and engage the end walls 8 tereof. The flap 6 carries a handle D which forms the looking or closingdevice of the box. This handle D comprises a strip having arrow-headextremities 0, each of which includes a air of lugs 11 at opposite sidesof the handle to interlock with the ends of a tongue 12 out out in thedept This tongue is formed by a slit 13 out in the flap 6 and disposedarallel with the free ed e 14, and at the en 5 of the slit 13 are ritangularly disposed slots 15 through w ich the extremities 10 of thehandle are inserted and the lugs 11 of the bandle engage under the endsof the tongue while t e middle or grip portion of the handle is disposedover the tongue. This handle has a limited lateral movement in the slots15 so as to permit the handle to move to and from lockin position. Thehandle is adapted to inter ock with the top flap 8, which is providedwith a rectangn ar openmg 16, the ends of which are provided with slotsor recesses 17 between which is formed a ton e 18. By moving the handlelaterally t e ends will enga e in the recesses 17, as shown in Fig. 1,an by movin the handie from this position to the position shown in Fig.2, the top fin is un ocked so that the box can be opene If the handle orhandle loop is made of cardboard it may be reinforced on the under sideby a qiece of fabric 19 glued thereto, as Shown in *ig. 5.

From the fore oing description taken in connection with t e accompanyingdrawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, and while we have described the principle of operation,together with the device which we now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, we desire to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as arewithin the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

A collapsible packing box comprising a the portion of the handle betweenthe enlarged ends projects, the enlarged ends lying between the top ofthe body and the said recessed flaps, and the other flap which overliesthe top of the body being provided with a longitudinal slot throughwhich the handle projects, and one edge of the slot being recessed forpermitting the handle to be laterally moved into and out of the recessesto lock and unlock the flaps.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ABRAHAM MISROCH. ADOLPH KAHN.

Witnesses:

J. L. Lnrxowrrz, SAMUEL Rosnmmnc.

